The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-25
THE DEFINITE RESULTS
OF THE GERMAN ELECTIONS
LEAVE ONE.HALF
The Members OF the New Reichstag
Pledged TO support the
Btptennate Bill.

BERLIN, February "a Definite re-
suits row known, leave exactly one
ha of the new R4ic lstsg distinctly
pledged TO the support of the SCI ten
mats without reckoning on ballots.
The supplementary eectons have
been fixed for March ID. Although
m. nj y OF the districts in which nav
elections are to be held are
certain to be carried by the
opposition candidates, the total
result will give Prince B smarck
working mai lrity independent of the
Center, many of whom either vote I r
the septennate or absts from voting.
The tot Il vote of Alsa 20. Lorrsine is:
FIR 4nch, 72,4S0; German, 1902. The
Frankfort Gazette says that Germany
has little reas to felicitse herself
upon the result of war alarms in the
conquered prjvinces.
APPEALS TO THE SOCIALISTS.
The Central Democratic Commi tea
has issued an app al TO Social DEM
ocrsts in di tic where second ba lots
a nect ssary to support the regular
Opposition ca didates in every case
where they will pledge themst I've 10
support Whist the appeal terms "Uni
versal, direct equal soff age by secret
ballot" and oppose all repressive leg
station.
THE OATES OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS.
The Royal order prescribing the form
OF oath which the Catholic Bishops,
appointed to sees in Prussia, snail
take before being confirmed by the
State oIdains each B shop shall swear
to be submissive, loyal, ODE iient and
devoted to the King OF Prussia, incul-
cate on his clergy and the people Of
his diocese veneration and fidelity to-
ward the King, love OF fAtherland and
his bsdience 10 the Safes laws. To
refuse to tolerate by any OF
his clergy any teaching or
action oppofed to the spirit
OF the VOWS taken by bishops in
taking the oath, and abstain from
maintaining either within or outside
of the country any relations prejudi-
cial to the security of the country.
The oath oonCu es as follows; 81
promise to keep all this the more in
violahly, SIS / sm certain that by the
osth / took to the Pope and ch1rcb,
l did not bind myself to any hing
that might be opp sed by this oath Of
allegiance to the King"
FIFTY MAJORITY.
Excellent satlsts of results esti-
ma that about fifty msjority is Sc
cured for the septennste. There was
a rumor this evening that the Kaiser
would not wait n supplemental cleo
tons Def IRE converting the R'ichstsg,
but ir quiry in an authoritative quarter
showed this was utf unded. The
sep'ennste means peace" a psrspna se
OF Napoleon's ID Emire cest Ia Pair"
was on manv tongues this evening.
10 recalling Won MOltke's words, muon
regret is expressed by Old Berlinels at
the ingrati ude of the working class
voter, for nat onaliEation is claimed to
have incr assed the wealth and oppor.
tunities OF II people. Much sorrow
appears to be expressed by citizens
hire OF II mhu z that the town
should have so unanimously declared
at the polls for enmity to German
unity, public order aud const,tu-
tionai government. Almost the same
can bs said Of Nuremberg. Others
relieve this picture By showicg that Ia
the manufacturing and miaing dis
iricts--in Prussia aud SAX espe-
ci,lly--the anarchists lave largely
sufi red in the billotings there. An
other good omen aele ted by the b S.
marckians lie tuat, al ,hough socialism
has in q few phc,s enormously in
crossed its voting siTerg b, its Parlia'
meutsry power las dim ishe3 20 GER
c mt. on the yetu n slrt ady here. Per
haps very cur Gus statistics willeppear
when The tots Vote OF ali the imperial
opponents Is compared W To that of
B smsr k's sum ort re- Herr Richter,
in his Fneisinnige Zeitling Of This even
ing, writes thai the sepIennste is sure
Of a mAiorily in the mex Rsichstag.